Matter
Groupama Transports v MS Regine Hans und Klaus Heinrich KG (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 21 November 2006)
- 18 April 2005France
18 April 2005France
Judgment of the Basse-Terre Court of Appeal dated 18 April 2005
Basse-Terre Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Basse-Terre Court of Appeal held the state court incompetent to hear Groupama Transports' transport dispute with MS Regine Hans und Klaus Heinrich KG and referred the parties to pursue the dispute before the Hamburg arbitral tribunal under the arbitration clause.
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2 participantsGroupama Transports
MS Regine Hans und Klaus Heinrich KG
Basse-Terre Court of Appeal
1 year, 7 months and 3 days later · 582 days
- 21 November 2006France
21 November 2006France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, dated 21 November 2006
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation rejected Groupama Transports' appeal and held that the state court could not rule on the existence, validity, or scope of the international arbitration clause before the Hamburg arbitrator, absent manifest nullity or inapplicability. It upheld referral of the transport dispute to arbitration and ordered Groupama Transports to pay costs and 2,000 euros to MS Regine Hans und Klaus Heinrich KG under Article 700 of the New Code of Civil Procedure.
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4 authorities · 2 participantsGroupama Transports
MS Regine Hans und Klaus Heinrich KG
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber